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Morina longifolia

Long-leaved Whorlflower · Himalayan Whorlflower

Family CaprifoliaceaeGenus Morina

Pale pink two-lipped flowers emerging from long white woolly tubes, among fine green leaves.
FlowerStan ShebsCC BY-SA 3.0

About the plant

What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.

Habit
perennialPlants of the World Online
Flower
WhiteFlora of China

Toxicity is noted only where a source states it. No note here is not a finding of safety.

Sources: Plants of the World Online — Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Flora of China — Wu Zhengyi, Peter H. Raven and Hong Deyuan (eds.).

Worth knowing

  • The Himalayan whorlflower grows on open slopes and among alpine shrubs in the foothills of the Himalayas. It suits borders and cottage, gravel and rock gardens, but rots in too much shade. Wikipedia: Morina longifolia

Protocol

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996

Difficulty High Rated by us, not by the source.

  1. Cold moist stratification

    Temperature: 40°F 4°C

Germination happens during step 1, in 14 days.

20% germination in 14 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Morina p. 59Public domain
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Morina (Dipsicaceae). M. longifolia germ. 100% in 5-7 d in either 70D or 70L and 40(20% in 2nd w), confirmed in a second sample.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Morina p. 59. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record, except the difficulty rating, which is ours; the step names come from a fixed list.

How each step is done, in Deno’s words, and what Verified and Derived mean.

Germination trials

Readers’ own records of sowing this species, published after review. Share your trial · All trials

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